Kansas City police are investigating the shooting death of a man in the Northland.

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Police said they were called to the 5500 Northeast Munger Road about 10:30 p.m.

That is near Interstate 35 and Vivion Road.

Investigators said the man's wife went out to buy some ice cream last night and came home to find him dead. Police said they're looking into whether he was killed during a home invasion.

Police identified the victim as Albert "Rusty" Bowman, 53.

Detectives have not released any information about a possible motive in the case.

Andrew Taylor is Bowman's brother-in-law and lived across the street. He said Bowman had a kind and giving nature.

"He's a guy that would help out, I mean, everybody. He used to plow the the streets before the snow plows would come. It's just one of those things. You can't find a reason why it happened," Taylor said.

Bowman spent the last 11 years with the Kansas City Water Services Department. He was a maintenance supervisor at the water treatment plant. Taylor said Bowman and his sister had been talking about selling their home and moving to the lake.